Method for preventing and treating hearing loss using a neuturin protein product
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1. A method for treating injury or degeneration of cells of the inner ear comprising administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a neurturin protein product comprising an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs:
- 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 wherein said neurturin protein product promotes the survival or function of cochlear hair cells and auditory neurons of the inner ear.
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The present invention relates generally to methods for preventing and/or treating injury or degeneration of cochlear hair cells and spiral ganglion neurons by administering a neurturin neurotrophic factor protein product. The invention relates more specifically to methods for treating sensorineural hearing loss.
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1. A method for treating injury or degeneration of cells of the inner ear comprising administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a neurturin protein product comprising an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs:
- 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 wherein said neurturin protein product promotes the survival or function of cochlear hair cells and auditory neurons of the inner ear.
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